Keywords: glossary, dictionary, terms and conditions, FAQ, jargon.
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- To provide contextualised definitions for difficult course terms and avoid repeatedly answering similar questions.
- It can enable students to contribute and become familiar with course concepts.
- It can also be used as a facility that allows students to share files, links or other content with their classmates. Forums can be used for this purpose too, but a glossary can be easier to search and display items.
It can be a very useful tool, for instance, where subject specific words and definitions are used 'loosely' in a given field but need to be agreed on for the purposes of group discussion – in this case a tutor may stipulate definitions within a glossary or use the tool to ask students to reach a consensus. Options include being able to moderate student entries and allowing student to comment upon entries.
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